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enhttp://wamc.org/feeds/term/426/rss.xmlMarie Rutkoski - The Winner's Crimehttp://wamc.org/post/marie-rutkoski-winners-crime
<p><a href="http://marierutkoski.com/">Marie Rutkoski </a>enthralled readers with the first book in <a href="http://www.thewinnerstrilogy.com/">The Winner’s Trilogy</a>, <em>The Winner’s Curse</em>, where she created a world of secrets and lies, juxtaposed with the backdrop of a luxurious upper class that takes delight in war games and the servitude of the lower class and slaves.</p><p>The second book in the series, <em>The Winner’s Crime</em>, took us to the palace of the Emperor – where a royal wedding was to take place, and right when the reader thought they knew what was coming, they realized they didn’t – enter cliffhanger. So, now the third book in the series, <em>The Winner’s Kiss</em>, will hit the shelves in March, and we thought we’d catch up with Rutkoski in anticipation of its release.</p><p></p><p>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:34:00 +0000Katie Britton132037 at http://wamc.orgMarie Rutkoski - The Winner's CrimeRick Yancey - The 5th Wavehttp://wamc.org/post/rick-yancey-5th-wave
<p><a href="http://www.rickyancey.com/" style="line-height: 1.5;">Rick Yancey’s</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> </span><a href="https://youtu.be/kmxLybfGNC4" style="line-height: 1.5;"><em>The 5<sup>th</sup> Wave</em></a><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> isn’t your usual aliens take over the world, humans fight back, and the survivors come out being smarter, more vigilant, and all around better people than they started book.Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:10:00 +0000Katie Britton131773 at http://wamc.orgRick Yancey - The 5th WaveAndrea Cremer - The Conjurer's Riddlehttp://wamc.org/post/andrea-cremer-conjurers-riddle
<p>In <em>The Inventor’s Secret</em>, <a href="http://andreacremer.com/">Andrea Cremer</a> reinvented history with her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk">steampunk</a> version of America, as if the British had won the Revolutionary War. The novel was dark and twisted, and the setting was an intriguing mix of the industrialized floating city of New York with the wilds of the city’s outskirts.</p>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:35:00 +0000Katie Britton131169 at http://wamc.orgAndrea Cremer - The Conjurer's RiddleMarissa Meyer - Winterhttp://wamc.org/post/marissa-meyer-winter
<p>It’s been four years since <a href="http://www.marissameyer.com/">Marissa Meyer</a> turned the fairytale world upside down with her dystopian sci-fi novel<a href="http://www.marissameyer.com/book/book-one/"> <em>Cinder</em></a> – the first of <a href="http://www.marissameyer.com/the-lunar-chronicles/">The Lunar Chronicles</a> -&nbsp; where a young girl who is part android, must outwit her evil step mother, help find the cure to a pandemic, and make sure her 'one &amp; only' doesn’t marry the evil queen.Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:35:04 +0000Katie Britton131142 at http://wamc.orgMarissa Meyer - WinterMarisa Reichardt - Underwaterhttp://wamc.org/post/marisa-reichardt-underwater
<p>Many novels have tried to capture the fear and desperation that someone feels when there’s a mass shooting, and they also explore why - because how on earth can we make any sort of sense in such a senseless act of violence. But <a href="http://www.marisareichardt.com/">Marisa Reichardt’s</a> novel <em>Underwater </em>is different. She doesn’t ask why, and she doesn’t focus on the act itself, instead to looks at the aftermath – the emotional toll that it takes on the young survivors, and the people who love them. It’s a novel so moving you’ll be brought to tears, feel the panic tightening in your chest, and sigh in relieve as it passes.</p><p>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 15:35:00 +0000Katie Britton130712 at http://wamc.orgMarisa Reichardt - UnderwaterLeigh Bardugo - Six of Crowshttp://wamc.org/post/leigh-bardugo-six-crows
<p><a href="http://www.leighbardugo.com/index1.html">Leigh Bardugo </a>captivated the world with <em>The New York Times</em> best selling <em>Grisha&nbsp;Trilogy</em>. In the series she expertly weaved magical folklore with the historical inspiration of Czarist Russia, as she led her characters on adventures that enthralled readers.</p>Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:35:00 +0000Katie Britton130709 at http://wamc.orgLeigh Bardugo - Six of Crows'The Sixth Man' By John Feinsteinhttp://wamc.org/post/sixth-man-john-feinstein
<p>John Feinstein is an award-winning columnist and one of the nation's most successful and prolific sports authors. He has written over two dozen books to date including the bestsellers&nbsp;<em>A Good Walk Spoiled&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>A Season On The Brink.</em></p><p>In addition to hosting a radio show on CBS Sports Radio, he writes for the Washington Post, and is a regular commentator on the Golf Channel.</p><p>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:10:00 +0000Joe Donahue128297 at http://wamc.org'The Sixth Man' By John Feinstein'Love Letters To The Dead' By Ava Dellairahttp://wamc.org/post/love-letters-dead-ava-dellaira
<p><a href="http://avadellaira.com/">Ava Dellaira's</a> debut novel, <em>Love Letters to the Dead</em> tugs at our heart strings at all the right moments, as we read Laurel’s thoughts about her sister’s sudden death, and experience her struggle to find out who she is without her sister’s very big, and loving presence. It’s novel of loss, but it’s also a novel of secrets, the kind that need to be shared, so Laurel can move on.</p><p></p><p>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:35:00 +0000Katie Britton124797 at http://wamc.org'Love Letters To The Dead' By Ava DellairaAli Benjamin - The Thing About Jellyfishhttp://wamc.org/post/ali-benjamin-thing-about-jellyfish
<p>Ali Benjamin’s <em>The Thing About Jellyfish</em>, is delightfully witty and heartbreakingly tragic as 12 year old Suzy looks for reason why her best friend has died. Even though Suzy has taken a vow of silence in the outside world, her mind is racing as recalls her friendship with Franny, why they began to grow apart, and her obsession with jellyfish that might give her the answers she’s looking for.</p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Readers can meet <a href="http://alibenjamin.com/site/">Ali Benjamin</a>, along with author <a href="http://www.rebeccasteadbooks.com/">Rebecca Stead</a> at <a href="http://www.oblongbooks.com/event/league-extraordinary-readers-rebecca-stead-ali-benjamin">Oblong Books</a> in </span>Rhinebeck<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> NY this Saturday, September </span>26<sup>th</sup><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, at 2PM.&nbsp;</span></p><p>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:12:00 +0000Katie Britton124369 at http://wamc.orgAli Benjamin - The Thing About JellyfishLibba Bray - Lair of Dreamshttp://wamc.org/post/libba-bray-lair-dreams
<p></p><p><a href="http://libbabray.com/">Libba Bray’s</a> <em>The Diviners</em> took the world by storm, and readers of all ages have been eagerly awaiting the second novel, <em>Lair of Dreams</em>. Well, they no longer have to wait, and boy was it worth it. Set in the 1920’s, it’s a world privilege and racism, glamor and immigrant ghettos, and people living in the shadows with special abilities.&nbsp;</p><p>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:35:30 +0000Katie Britton122924 at http://wamc.orgLibba Bray - Lair of Dreams